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Movie Info

Rileen, a teetotaler, learns that he is suffering from stomach cancer and has a month left to live. He decides to live life to the fullest by trying everything he has never done before.

Genre:

comedy
Original Language:

Hindi
Director:

Akshat Verma
Runtime:

2h 30m

Cast & Crew

Saif Ali Khan

Akshat Verma
Director

Critic Reviews for Kaalakaandi

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (6)

Director Akshat Verma neither gives the film any freshness and novelty, nor any depth and deliberation. Even the supposed black humour isn't pert enough to tickle consistently.

January 16, 2018 | Full Review…

Namrata Joshi
The Hindu
Kaalakaandi is an inconsistent but madcap film, with a couple of terrific performances.

January 16, 2018 | Full Review…

Udita Jhunjhunwala
Livemint
Kaalakaandi is trippy, cheerfully absurd and in places, laugh-out-loud funny.

January 16, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Anupama Chopra
Firstpost
Kalaakaandi is a Marathi term for 'mayhem,' but there's not enough of it, resulting in the film being more a no-stakes stroll, rather than a breathless roller-coaster.

January 16, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Shubhra Gupta
The Indian Express
Despite Saif Ali Khan being in cracking form, Kaalakaandi lacks fizz and purpose.

January 9, 2021 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

Anna M.M. Vetticad
Firstpost
Perhaps Kaalakaandi comes across as a lesser film because of the first-time director's reputation.

February 28, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Rahul Desai
Film Companion
It's the performances and not the screenplay that keeps our interest alive in the film.

January 16, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Devesh Sharma
Filmfare
Despite some clever conversational humour and sight gags, these strands struggle to leave an imprint and only Shehnaz Treasury gets into the spirit of things.

January 16, 2018 | Full Review…

Nandini Ramnath
Scroll.in
Not all of it adds up as neatly as one would have liked, yet it works. Wicked wit and macabre humour leavened with a sense of humanity define this dark comedy's more felicitous moments.

January 16, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Saibal Chatterjee
NDTV
... Kaalakaandi is a thriller at best and an attempted comedy at worst.

January 13, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Sweta Kaushal
Hindustan Times